FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2005

WISCONSIN AND ONTARIO TORNADO OUTBREAKS...

Reports of dozens of injuries and at least one death this evening.  Large wedge tornadoes ripped across Southern Wisconsin. Appears that some of the tornadoes were F3-F4 strength.  Bad night for Wisconsin.  The Red Cross is out in force this morning opening shelters and working with those hit hard by the storms.

STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN - RIPPED BY A POSSIBLE F4
TORNADO LAST NIGHT. - News Photo



STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN - RIPPED BY A POSSIBLE F4
TORNADO LAST NIGHT. - News Photograph



STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN - RIPPED BY A POSSIBLE F4
TORNADO LAST NIGHT. - News Photograph

STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN

STORM CHASER PHOTOGRAPHS

Stoughton, Wisconsin Tornado - Storm Chaser Scott A. Kampas
took this photograph



Stoughton, Wisconsin Tornado - Storm Chaser Scott A. Kampas
took this photograph
 

Friday Noon...

Tornadoes hitting Southern Ontario.  One tornado is on the ground north of Kitchener, Ontario.  Radar is showing a supercell thunderstorm moving across this area.

WISCONSIN RIPPED BY TORNADOES AUGUST 18th IMAGES

TELEVISION STATION PHOTOS...

TORNADO MOVING INTO THE TORONTO AREA THIS AFTERNOON AT 3 P.M.

TVS OVER TORONTO

Reports of large hail and a possible tornado on the north end of the City of Toronto - 4 p.m. Toronto Time

Toronto, Ontario FIERCE winds

AWCN11 CWTO 200009
SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO AND
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA TORONTO
AT 6:57 PM EDT FRIDAY 19 AUGUST 2005.

POSSIBLE TORNADOES OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ONTARIO.
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==WEATHER EVENT DISCUSSION==

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM TRACKED EAST ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ONTARIO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SYSTEM CONTINUED TO MOVE EAST INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. ONE STRONG LONG LIVED THUNDERSTORM CELL TRACKED FROM MILVERTON TO JUST NORTH OF FERGUS AND INTO BRAMPTON AND THE NORTHERN PART OF TORONTO. A NUMBER OF WITNESSES HAVE REPORTED TORRENTIAL HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND
DAMAGING WINDS INCLUDING TORNADOES. ENVIRONMENT CANADA CONDUCTED A PRELIMINARY SURVEY THIS AFTERNOON. IT IS PROBABLE THAT ONE OR MORE TORNADOES AFFECTED THE AREA NEAR FERGUS THIS AFTERNOON AND A MORE EXTENSIVE SURVEY WILL ATTEMPT TO VERIFY THIS ON SATURDAY.

THE FOLLOWING IS A PRELIMINARY LIST OF DAMAGE REPORTS RECEIVED AS OF 7 PM

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DATE
TIME(LCL) LOCATION EVENT DESCRIPTION

1.30 PM EAST OF FERGUS TREE TOPS RIPPED OFF AND
BLOWN 200 YDS AWAY

1.30 PM CONESTOGO LAKE BARNS DOWN, HUNDREDS OF TREES DOWN

1.35 PM MORNINGTON TREES DOWN, DAMAGE TO COTTAGES

1.56 PM SALEM WHOLE SHED BLOWN AWAY AND GAS
LEACKING CARS IN DITCHES
(OPP REPORT)

2.00 PM FERGUS HOUSE DESTROYED, TREES DOWN IN
ONE DIRECTION. TWO CARS FLIPPED

2.51 PM GEORGETOWN LOWERING AND ROTATION IN CLOUD

3.04 PM BRAMPTON TORNADO ON GROUND (UNCONFIRMED)

3.10 PM BRAMPTON ROTATION AND LOWERING IN CLOUD

3-4 PM TORONTO FLOODING AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL

4.03 PM 401/MCCOWAN TORNADO ON GROUND (UNCONFIRMED)
TRAFFIC AT STAND STILL

4.30 PM OSHAWA FLASH FLOODING, CARS STALLED OUT

 

WISCONSIN TORNADO - FROM A STORM SPOTTER (Director of MidWesTSSTRC)

AND MORE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POPPING IN KANSAS AND MISSOURI TONIGHT



HUGE COMPLEX OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH KANSAS AND MISSOURI

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